Improved money-drawer



UNrrn A. G. SHULTS ANI) P. M. SHULTS, OF AVOOA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED MONEY-DRAWER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,490, dated October 2, 1866.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ALEXANDER G. SHUL'rs and PHILIP M. SHULTs, both of Avoca, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money-Drawers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying'drawin g, making a part of this specification, which is a vertical longitudinal section of a drawer constructed according to our invention.

This invention consists in certain novel means of opening, closing, and locking drawers designed for the safe keeping of moneyy being stolen than has been the case with the,

ordinary drawers.V

To enable others to understand the construction and operation of our invention, we will proceed to describe it, with reference to the drawing.

A indicates the floor, upon which is placed l or secured the table, counteror other article of furniture in which the drawer is situated,

and which is marked B in the drawing. This drawer is shown at C, and is supported iur inediately underneath the top a of the table by suitable guides, which allow it to be pushed in or drawn out, as may be required. It desired, this drawer C may be furnished with an inner drawer or till, b, which may be capable of being moved longitudinally therein.

D is a spiral spring, which is placed behind the back or rear end of the drawer iu such manner as to tend to press the drawer forward and to open the saine, as will be presently set forth. This spring, instead of being spiral, as shown in the drawing, may consist of an elastic band attached to the lateral portions of the table or counter and passed around the rear- Situated underneath the floor A and below the table B is a pivoted lever, E, to the long or rearmost end of which is attacheda weight, c, and. the forward end of which is connected with a vertical sliding stein, F, which passes upward through a suitable hole in the floor, and is provided at its upper end with a knob, d. Extending upward from the loaded end ot' the lever E through a suitable opening in the floor is a rod, Gr, which is retained in a vertical position by means of a staple, c, attached to the back of the table B.

I represents a spring-catch, which is secured upon the under side of the bottoni of the "drawer, and which has the under side of its rearmost end made inclined, as shown at f, in order that the said catch I may catch upon the upper edge of the forward side of a bracket, J, which is secured to the back of the table B, and is furnished at the said forward side with an .inclined plate, g, which, when the drawer is pushed inward, insures the catching of the catch I upon the afore` said edge of the bracket J, as will. presently be further' explained. Pivoted within this bracket is a small pulley, K, and passing over this pulley and through a suitable slot or hole, h, in the forward side of the bracket J is a cord, L, one end of which is attached to the forward part of the drawer G, and the other end of which is fastened to the rod G, as represented iu the drawing.

When it is desired to open the drawer the knob d is pressed downward with the foot, and thus elevates the long or rearmost ariu of the lever E, so that the uppermost end of the rod G strikes the rearinost end of the spring-catch I and raises it clear oft-he edge of the forward side of the bracket J, whereupon the spring D forces the drawer forward, and thus opens the same, and when the knob d is released from the downward pressure of the foot upon it the weight c of the lever E draws the rod Gr down ward, which, acting through the cord L, draws the drawer back to its original closed position, the rearrnost end of the spring-catch I sliding over the `inclined plate g and catching upon the upper edge of the forward side of the bracket J, as hereinbefore set forth, and thus rmly locking the drawer, as represented in the drawing, the weight c being sufficiently heavy to` overcome the outward pressure of the spring` D as the drawer is pulled back or inward, as just set forth.

Inasmuch as the knob d cannot be reached from that side of the table or counter opposite t0 that at which the said knob is situated, it follows that the drawer cannot be opened by persons reaching across lthe said table or counter, and the abstraction of the contents of the drawer by thieves upon the said opposite side of the counter is effeetually prevented.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the loaded lever E and locking mechanism, or their equivalents,

with the drawer C, operating substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The spring D, incombination with the drawer C and locking` mechanism, or their equivalents, substantially as and for the pur- A ALEXANDER e. sHULTs. PHILIP M. sHULTs.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. SHAVER, M. S. PARKHILL. 

